Lot #: 170
Price Realized: $360.00
($300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1880, wide, cylindrical form with squared rim, tooled shoulder, and applied lug handles, brush-decorated with drooping floral motifs on the front and reverse. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and a curving line of cobalt beneath each handle. A tight hairline from rim. Otherwise excellent condition. Diam. 11" ; H 6".
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